Michigan Compiled Laws 300-1949-vi-equipment Equipment (257.683... 257.714b)

• Section 257.683 Driving Or Moving Vehicle In Unsafe Condition; Condition And Adjustment Of Parts And Equipment; Stopping And Inspecting Vehicle; Citation; Training Requirements As Motor Carrier Enforcement Officer; Additional Parts And Accessories; Exceptions; Violation As Civil Infraction.
  (1) A person shall not drive or move or the owner shall not cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on a...
• Section 257.684 Head Lamps; Lighting, Distance, Height.
  (a) Every vehicle upon a highway within this state at any time from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise...
• Section 257.684a Implement Of Husbandry; Sale; Requirements; Posting Standards.
  (1) Beginning January 1, 2007, a person shall not sell an implement of husbandry that does not comply with this section. This section does...
• Section 257.685 Head Lamps; Number; Modulator; Height; Auxiliary, Spot, Or Other Lamp; Exemption.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a motor vehicle shall be equipped with at least 2 head lamps with at least 1...
• Section 257.686 Rear Lamps; Exemption; Requirements For Implement Of Husbandry; Pickup Camper.
  (1) A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or vehicle which is being drawn in a train of vehicles shall be equipped with at...
• Section 257.687 Special Lamps For Passenger Buses, Trucks And Trailers.
  The sections of this chapter immediately following relating to clearance and marker lamps, reflectors and stop lights shall apply as stated in said sections...
• Section 257.688 Additional Lights Or Reflectors On Vehicles.
  (1) In addition to other equipment required in this chapter, the following vehicles shall be equipped as provided in this section under the conditions...
• Section 257.689 Clearance And Marker Lamps And Reflectors; Color.
  (a) Front clearance lamps and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the front or on the side near the front of a vehicle...
• Section 257.690 Reflectors, Clearance Lamps, And Side Marker Lamps; Mounting.
  (1) Reflectors shall be mounted at a height not less than 15 inches and not higher than 60 inches above the ground on which...
• Section 257.691 Clearance And Marker Lamps And Reflectors; Visibility.
  (a) Every reflector upon any vehicle referred to in section 689 of this chapter shall be of such size and characteristics and so maintained...
• Section 257.692 Combination Vehicles; Obstructed Lights, Lighting Requirements.
  Whenever motor and other vehicles are operated in combination during the time that lights are required, any lamp (except tail lamps) need not be...
• Section 257.693 Lamp Or Flag On Projecting Load.
  Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear 4 feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle there shall...
• Section 257.694 Parked Vehicles; Lighting.
  Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a highway whether attended or unattended during the times mentioned in section 684, there shall be...
• Section 257.695 Minimum Lighting For All Vehicles.
  All vehicles, including animal-drawn vehicles, implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, and farm tractors, not otherwise required under this act to be equipped...
• Section 257.696 Spot Lamps; Fog Lamps.
  (a) A motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than 2 spot lamps, except that a motorcycle shall not be equipped with more...
• Section 257.697 Signal Lamps Or Devices; Exemption.
  (a) A motor vehicle may be equipped and when required under this chapter shall be equipped with the following signal lamps or devices: (1)...
• Section 257.697a Sale Or Operation Of Certain Vehicles Unlawful; Exception.
  No person shall sell or offer for sale or operate on the highways any vehicles manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1955, except those...
• Section 257.697b Rear Stop Lamps.
  A person shall not sell or offer for sale or operate on the highways a vehicle manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1965, except...
• Section 257.698 Side Cowl Or Fender Lamps; Running Board Courtesy Lamp; Backing Lights; Lamp Or Reflector; Flashing, Oscillating, Or Rotating Lights; Private Motor Vehicle Of Security Guard Agency Or Alarm Company; Use Of Lights Authorized Or Required Under Mcl 257.697, 257.697a, And 257.698a; Violation As Civil Infraction.
  (1) A motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than 2 side cowl or fender lamps that shall emit an amber or white...
• Section 257.698a Vehicular Traffic Hazard; Front And Rear Warning Lamps.
  Any vehicle may be equipped with lamps which may be used for the purpose of warning the operators of other vehicles of the presence...
• Section 257.699 Multiple Beam Road Lighting Equipment; Requirements And Limitations.
  Except as hereinafter provided, the head lamps, or the auxiliary driving lamps, or combinations thereof, on motor vehicles shall be so arranged that selection...
• Section 257.700 Multiple-beam Road Lighting Equipment; Oncoming Traffic; Intensity.
  (a) Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a highway or shoulder adjacent thereto during the times specified in section 684, the driver...
• Section 257.701 Single-beam Road-lighting Equipment; Intensity.
  Head lamps arranged to provide a single distribution of light not supplemented by auxiliary driving lamps shall be permitted on motor vehicles manufactured and...
• Section 257.702 Head Lamps On Mopeds; Single Beam Or Multiple Beam Type; Requirements And Limitations.
  The head lamp or head lamps upon every moped may be of the single beam or multiple beam type, but in either event shall...
• Section 257.703 Slow-moving Vehicles; Reduced Lighting Power.
  Any motor vehicle may be operated under the conditions specified in section 684 when equipped with 2 lighted lamps upon the front thereof capable...
• Section 257.704 Special Restriction As To Direction Of Certain Lights.
  Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle other than head lamps, spot lamps, auxiliary lamps, or flashing front direction signals which...
• Section 257.705 Brake Equipment.
  (1) Brake equipment shall be required as follows: (a) A motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or moped, and a low-speed vehicle when operated...
• Section 257.705a Brake Fluid Specifications.
  On and after January 1, 1961, no person shall have for sale, or sell or offer for sale, for use in motor vehicle brake...
• Section 257.706 Horn Or Other Warning Device; Siren, Whistle, Air Horn, Or Bell; Theft Alarm Signal Device.
  (a) A motor vehicle, including a motorcycle or moped, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order...
• Section 257.707 Muffler, Engine, Power Mechanism, And Exhaust System; Requirements; Prohibitions.
  (1) A motor vehicle, including a motorcycle or moped, shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in...
• Section 257.707a Definitions Used In Mcl 257.707a To 257.707e.
  As used in sections 707a to 707e: (a) “Decibel” means a unit of sound level on a logarithmic scale measured relative to the threshold...
• Section 257.707b Exhaust System; Requirements.
  (1) A motor vehicle, while being operated on a highway or street, shall be equipped with an exhaust system in good working order to...
• Section 257.707c Noise Limitations; Prohibitions.
  (1) After April 1, 1978, a motor vehicle shall not be operated or driven on a highway or street if the motor vehicle produces...
• Section 257.707d Violations; Penalties; Liability; Prima Facie Evidence.
  (1) A person who violates section 707c(2), (4), or (6) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $100.00. (2) A person...
• Section 257.707e Test Instrumentation And Procedures; Rules; Local Vehicle Noise Rules.
  (1) Test instrumentation and procedures used for implementation and enforcement of sections 707a to 707d shall substantially conform with applicable standards and recommended practices...
• Section 257.707f Appropriation.
  Funds shall be appropriated annually from the motor vehicle highway fund to implement sections 707a to 707e. History: Add. 1978, Act 73, Imd. Eff....
• Section 257.708 Mirrors.
  A person shall not drive a motor vehicle on a highway which is so constructed or loaded as to prevent the driver from obtaining...
• Section 257.708a Windshields; Goggles, Eyeglasses, Or Face Shields.
  A motor vehicle shall not be operated on the public highways of this state unless it is equipped with a windshield of sufficient dimensions...
• Section 257.708b Operating Motor Vehicle With Television Or Similar Electronic Device Viewable By Operator Prohibited; Exceptions; Location Of Permitted Visual Device; Special Permit For Research Vehicle; Violation As Civil Infraction.
  (1) A person shall not operate a motor vehicle that is to be used upon the highways of this state with a television or...
• Section 257.709 Windshields And Windows; Prohibitions; Rearview Mirrors; Exceptions; Windshield Wipers; Exemption; Hot Air Windshield Defroster Or Electrically Heated Windshield Or Other Device; Windshield Device; Definitions.
  (1) A person shall not operate a motor vehicle with any of the following: (a) A sign, poster, nontransparent material, window application, reflective film,...
• Section 257.710 Tires; Studs Or Other Traction Devices; Rules; Exceptions; Use Or Sale Of Unsafe Tires Prohibited.
  (a) A person shall not operate on a public highway of this state a vehicle or special mobile equipment which has metal or plastic...
• Section 257.710a Safety Belts And Restraining Devices; Standards, Rules And Regulations.
  No person shall sell, offer or keep for sale, or install for use in any motor vehicle to be operated on the highways of...
• Section 257.710b Safety Belts; Bolts And Brackets.
  A private passenger vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1965 shall not be offered for sale in this state unless the vehicle is equipped with...
• Section 257.710c Bumpers; Height Limitations; Lift Blocks; Prohibited Modifications; Construction Of Section; Applicability; Definitions.
  (1) A person shall not operate a motor vehicle on a public highway or street of this state unless the vehicle is equipped with...
• Section 257.710d Child Restraint System Required; Position; Exceptions; Violation As Civil Infraction; Points; Abstract; Exemption By Rules; Alternate Means Of Protection.
  (1) Except as provided in this section, or as otherwise provided by law, a rule promulgated under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969...
• Section 257.710e Safety Belt Required; Driver Or Passenger To Which Section Inapplicable; Transporting Child 4 Years Of Age But Less Than 16 Years Of Age; Enforcement Of Section; Violation As Evidence Of Negligence; Reduction Of Recovery For Damages; Violation As Civil Infraction; Reports Of Police Harassment; Effect Of Primary Enforcement; Report Of Findings; Intent; Assessment Of Points Prohibited.
  (1) This section does not apply to an operator or passenger of any of the following: (a) A motor vehicle manufactured before January 1,...
• Section 257.710f Adoption Of Program To Encourage Compliance.
  The secretary of state shall adopt a program to encourage compliance with the safety belt usage requirement, which shall inform all applicants for an...
• Section 257.710g Child Car Seat Safety Grant Program; Establishment.
  The department of community health shall establish a child car seat safety grant program for the purpose of providing grants for training, promotion, and...
• Section 257.711 Safety Glass Required; Safety Plastic On Buses; “safety Glass” Defined; Penalties.
  (1) A person shall not sell a new motor vehicle nor shall a new motor vehicle be registered thereafter which is designed or used...
• Section 257.711a Repealed. 1990, Act 188, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to school bus gasoline tanks.
• Section 257.712, 257.713 Repealed. 2002, Act 282, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to flares, flags, reflector units, and flashing signals on stopped vehicles.
• Section 257.714 Repealed. 1980, Act 487, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1981.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to vehicles transporting explosives as cargo.
• Section 257.714a, 257.714b Repealed. 2005, Act 179, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to preventing commercial vehicles from throwing road surface substances from rear wheel and to fuel systems for trucks over...

Last modified: October 10, 2016